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Rita Lafontaine

Rita Lafontaine

Actor · Born 1939-06-08 · Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada

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Biography

Rita Lafontaine (June 8, 1939 – April 4, 2016) was a Canadian theatre, film, and television actor. Born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. She has been described as the muse of playwright Michel Tremblay and director André Brassard. Her career spanned over fifty years and left an "indelible mark on Québec theatre, film and television". She is a four-time recipient of the Gémeaux Award; three times for Best Lead Actress and once for Best Supporting Actress. She was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2005 and an Officer of the National Order of Quebec in 2011.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Seducing Doctor Lewis (2003) — Hélène Lesage
  2. Noémie: Le secret (2009) — Madame Lumbago
  3. Kamouraska (1973) — Une servante
  4. French Immersion (2011) — Rhéuna Tremblay, Grandmother
  5. Once Upon a Time in the East (1974) — Manon
  6. The Revolving Doors (1988) — Madame Beaumont
  7. The Alley Cat (1985) — Mme. Boissonneault
  8. Mon amie Max (1994) — Madame Brabant
  9. The Mob (1975) — Épouse du directeur
  10. The Lady of Colours (1985) — Soeur Honorine
  11. Streetheart (1998) — Rita
  12. The Ideal Man (1996) — Maman
  13. Les vautours (1975)
  14. Françoise Durocher, waitress (1972) — Françoise Durocher
  15. La vie fantôme (1992) — Claire
  16. Talk About Love (1976) — Grande Admiratrice de Jeannot
  17. A Life Begins (2010) — Mariette
  18. Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang… (1976) — Linda
  19. Soho (1994)
  20. Far Away From You, Darling (1976) — Thérèse
  21. Le Banquier (2007) — Self
  22. The Late Blossom (1977) — Gisèle Lapointe
  23. O.K.... Laliberté (1973) — Caissière d'épicerie
  24. Les grands enfants (1980)
  25. Hold on to Daddy's Ears (1971)
  26. The Machine Age (1978)
  27. Child of the Andes (1985) — Voice
  28. La petite séduction (2006) — Self
  29. Les Super Mamies (2002) — Monique Durand
  30. La naissance d'une messe (2002)
  31. Le grand jour (1988) — Lucille
  32. In the Hands of Michel Tremblay
  33. En pièces détachées — Madame Bernier, une voisine
  34. Santa Maria (1994) — Maria Landry
  35. Viens voir les comédiens (2002) — Self
  36. Avec un grand A (1986)